CURRENT MISSION

Exploring the hearts (philosophy? soul? essence?) of others, myself, the world.

ABOUT ME

I've been described as fun, funny, cheerful, creative, smart, silly, mature, childish, and weird. I enjoy making things: cloths, soap, a MAME cabinet, RepRap printer, android applications. Apprentice to many skills, master of few. I enjoy natural sciences, gardening, cartoons and board games.

PHILOSOPHY

Our social structure and language are the most unique things about us. I think its important to focus on those things as we move through our lives: establishing social connections and maximizing communication with all people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am looking to surf with other people as I tour the country this summer, eventually surf in other countries. I would love to offer my couch to others but have limited space at this time.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I did not use this organization at the time, but about 8 years ago I got laid off from a job. I owned a house in a little town about an hour and a half from the college I began attending. I couldn't afford to rent a place AND pay a mortgage and I wanted out, but to maximize my profits, I had to remodel the house. So, during the week I couch surfed with friends (or camped in my car) rotating who 'had custody' of me each week to spread the love (and burden). On the weekends, I went to my house where I added on a new laundry room and bathroom and removed the old bath closet to create a dining room. For much of that, I didn't have water in the house so had to 'shower' surf at friends houses around there! The place I liked the best was the walled off back of the basement/garage that was the laundry room. When it got cold in the winter, I could run the dryer to take off the chill!

Interests

Native Oregon plants, sewing, ribbon flowers, painting, enameling, inventing, making movies, writing, watching movies, reading, woodworking, education, speech/language treatment and theory, android applications, swinging, building sand castles, hide-and-seek, catch, ending day-light savings time in Oregon.

• writing
• perfumes
• education
• dining
• running
• gardening
• flowers
• cartoons
• movies
• board games
• reading
• crochet
• painting
• woodworking
• surfing
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Fifth Element, Addams Family, Holy Grail, Small Wonder, Dexter, Game of Thrones, Pushing Daisies, Magic Users Club, Oban Star Racers, Harry Dresden books, anything by Tim Powers, Charles DeLint, Gail Carriger, They Might Be Giants, Spoon, Johnathan Coulton, Mindless Self Indulgence, Electric Six

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

remodeled my house while going to grad school full time and working a part time job - all while couch surfing.

Teach, Learn, Share

Speech Language Pathology; sewing; crochet; face painting

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